This is about the "domestication" of so-called
science and technology. There are two levels or variations of traditional
education.

One is the academic or college version, in which
the real physics is obscured by vaguegeneralizations andmathematical
abstractions to the point that one is left confused andoriginal theories are lost or obscured. This type of education quite cerebral and leaves
you nothing to see or to do with your hands.

The second is the technical or garage mechanic
version which teaches one how the turn the screws without explainingwhat is going on.

What we will show here is how you can understand
what seems fantastic, arcane, complicated,strive to remove sensationalism from science and focus
on how to construct basic scientificmachines from ordinary household materials.

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The manufacturingof modern things like electric
lighting and computers depends on the use of vacuum technology.

Even seemingly unrelated products
like aluminum foil and refined
sugar have been touched by
reduced pressures while being
made.

These are other experiments or works
in progress. Some will eventually have a title picture like
the one above.